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06-27-2016, 06:55 PM
Student's photo campaign hits back at body image pressures from social media
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LONDON — Social media plays a massive role in our daily lives. But, it can also add to the existing pressures we face, particularly when it comes to our bodies.
SEE ALSO: Body shaming ads to be banned across all public transport in London (http://mashable.com/2016/06/13/body-shaming-ads-london/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
With Instagram filters, Photoshopped images and curated feeds, social media can feel like an onslaught of unattainable perfection.
Research*suggests (http://www.livescience.com/44723-facebook-women-body-image.html) that too much time spent on Facebook can cause women to dislike their appearance, and can contribute (http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.227.6644&rep=rep1&type=pdf) to (http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.227.6644&rep=rep1&type=pdf) feelings of loneliness and depression.*
But, one British student has created a campaign (https://issuu.com/unedit/docs/unedit5/1) to fight against the pressures women face from social media, including pressures to lose weight or have cosmetic surgery.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/06/27/unedit-body-image-photos/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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LONDON — Social media plays a massive role in our daily lives. But, it can also add to the existing pressures we face, particularly when it comes to our bodies.
SEE ALSO: Body shaming ads to be banned across all public transport in London (http://mashable.com/2016/06/13/body-shaming-ads-london/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
With Instagram filters, Photoshopped images and curated feeds, social media can feel like an onslaught of unattainable perfection.
Research*suggests (http://www.livescience.com/44723-facebook-women-body-image.html) that too much time spent on Facebook can cause women to dislike their appearance, and can contribute (http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.227.6644&rep=rep1&type=pdf) to (http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.227.6644&rep=rep1&type=pdf) feelings of loneliness and depression.*
But, one British student has created a campaign (https://issuu.com/unedit/docs/unedit5/1) to fight against the pressures women face from social media, including pressures to lose weight or have cosmetic surgery.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/06/27/unedit-body-image-photos/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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